SATURDAY 11 FEBRUARY
BRIGHT SPARKS
10:00am – 5:00pm
Our ginormous weekend for families returns for its 12th year. Bright Sparks is a unique opportunity for parents and their children to
share science with one another. From cockroaches to computer coding, slime mould to sound waves, there’s something to fascinate
and thrill every young mind.
Hove Park Upper School, Nevill Road, Hove, BN3 7BN
£6 / £21 for family ticket, under 7s free. Ages 7-14
MINECRAFT DINOSAUR DIG
10:00am, 11:15am, 1:00pm, 2:15pm (1 hr.)
Inside a prehistoric Minecraft world you might unearth some virtual velociraptors. Blending technology with paleontology, this
workshop will test your creativity as you search for the 'terrible lizards' buried beneath the ground. What will you find?
Made, 66 North Rd, BN1 1YD
£7 (spaces limited). Ages 7+. Spaces limited; advance booking essential.
OSKAR'S AMAZING ADVENTURE
11:00am (40 mins)
In the depths of winter, going to sleep until spring seems like a wise idea. Oskar the Swiss puppy is looking for his friends – but why
are they all asleep? And does he have to wait until spring for them to wake up and play?
Komedia, 44-47 Gardner St, BN1 1UN
£8/5. Ages 2-7
SIMON WATT: DR DEATH AND THE MEDI-EVIL MEDICINE SHOW
7:00pm (doors 6.30pm)
Sneezes, wheezes, sickness and diseases don’t sound appealing - but in the past, some of the treatments could be much more
dangerous than the original illness. Simon Watt AKA Doctor Death, the time-traveling surgeon, opens the medicine cabinet to reveal
blood, guts, gore … and maybe even a cure.
Sallis Benney Theatre, 58-67 Grand Parade, BN2 0JY
£6/3. Ages 7+
SUNDAY 12 FEBRUARY
BRIGHT SPARKS
10:00am – 5:00pm
Our ginormous weekend for families returns for its 12th year. Bright Sparks is a unique opportunity for parents and their children to
share science with one another. From cockroaches to computer coding, slime mould to sound waves, there’s something to fascinate
and thrill every young mind.
Hove Park Upper School, Nevill Road, Hove, BN3 7BN
£6 / £21 for family ticket, under 7s free. Ages 7-14
OSKAR'S AMAZING ADVENTURE
11:00am (40 mins)
In the depths of winter, going to sleep until spring seems like a wise idea. Oskar the Swiss puppy is looking for his friends – but why
are they all asleep? And does he have to wait until spring for them to wake up and play?
Komedia, 44-47 Gardner St, BN1 1UN
£8/5. Ages 2-7
UNDER THE APPLE TREE
2:00pm (1 hr.)
Apples fall down from trees, not up. But why? And how? A light-hearted theatrical look at the life of Isaac Newton, fusing shadow
puppetry, special effect and projection art in a performance that treats its subject with the gravity he deserves.
Sweet Dukebox, The Iron Duke, 3 Waterloo St, BN3 1AQ
£8 Under 16s, £6 Adults. Ages 6+
UNDER THE APPLE TREE – WORKSHOP
3:30pm (1 hr.)
An illuminating workshop focusing on Newton’s Prism and the magic of refracted light. Create shadow puppets and harness the
power of the prism to project images onto the special shadow screen.
£4 Under 16s, FREE for accompanying adults (1 per child).
£8 Show and workshop combo tickets. Ages 6-12
MONDAY 13 FEBRUARY
CSI – WHO DUNNIT?
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9:30am,12:00pm, 2:30pm (2 hrs.)
Calling all budding detectives! Investigate a crime scene and use real forensic techniques to work out who dunnit. Identify footprints
and tire tracks, lift fingerprints, analyze blood spatter, and use a microscope to match hair and fibres. Can you solve the crime?
Brighton Youth Centre, 64 Edward St, BN2 0JR
£12.50(£40familyof4).Ages5+
TECHNOLOGY WILL SAVE US: DIY SYNTH WORKSHOP
10:00am (5 hrs.)
Build your own instrument in a day-long workshop exploring the science of electronic sounds. Fiddle with circuit components, stick
them together, make beautiful (or freaky) music and take home your very own DIY synthesizer.
Brighton Eagle Lab, 1 Preston Rd, BN1 4QU
£59.Ages8-12
EXPLORE THE WATER CYCLE IN MINECRAFT
10:30am, 12:00pm, 1:20pm, 2:40pm (50 mins)
Evaporate from the sea, condense into a cloud, and then descend onto some chalk on your way to the aquifer. What’s going on?
Just an ordinary day as part of the water cycle. It just happens that today you are the water. Blockbuilders meet in Al Campo cafe
and while the water flows, so does the conversation.
Al Campo, 84-86 London Rd, BN1 4JF
£10.Ages7+
OSKAR'S AMAZING ADVENTURE
11:00am (40 mins)
OSKAR'S HIBERNATION WORKSHOP
12:00pm (40 mins)
In the depths of winter, going to sleep until spring seems like a wise idea. Oskar the Swiss puppy is looking for his friends – but why
are they all asleep? And does he have to wait until spring for them to wake up and play? After the show, learn about hibernation with
a den-building workshop.
Komedia, 44-47 Gardner St, BN1 1UN
Show: Adult £8/5 (Workshop: Child £3) The workshop is limited to 20 places and is only available to children who have
seen the show.
Show: Ages 2-7 (Workshop: Ages 4-7)
ART LAB
12:00pm, 1:00pm, 2:00pm, 3:00pm (40 mins)
Art and science collide in the Art Lab! The range of delights, includes slime, sherbet, bath bombs, soap monsters, volcanoes and
much more. A different experiment every day!
Arthropod Arts Shop, 20-22 High St, Rottingdean, BN2 7HR
£6.Ages5-11
SHADOW STUDIO WORKSHOP
12:00pm, 1:15pm, 3:00pm, 4:15pm (45 mins)
A fun shadow puppet workshop using fold up shadow theatres and cardboard cut-outs. Turn stories into stop motion, turn shadow
animation in to digital stills and explore light through the magic of movement. day!
The Hope & Ruin, 11-12 Queens Rd, BN1 3WA £8. All ages
UNDER THE APPLE TREE
2:00pm (1 hr.)
See listing for Sunday 12 February.
Sweet Dukebox, The Iron Duke, 3 Waterloo St, BN3 1AQ
UNDER THE APPLE TREE - WORKSHOP
3:30pm (1 hr.)
See listing for Sunday 12 February.
Sweet Dukebox, The Iron Duke, 3 Waterloo St, BN3 1AQ
THE ART OF FUGUE AND THE SCIENCE OF SYMMETRY
7:00pm (2 hrs.)
Go Bach to the Fugue-ture! Laboured puns aside, this is a live fusion of music and mathematics which delves into the music of J. S.
Bach and the remarkable nature of symmetry. Explore the patterns that connect nature, music and everyday life. What links 250year-old music with smartphones and Rubik’s cubes?
Friends Meeting House, Ship St, BN1 1AF
£5/3. All ages 11+
TUESDAY 14 FEBRUARY
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CSI – WHO DUNNIT?
9:30am,12:00pm, 2:30pm (2 hrs.) See listing for Monday 13 February.
Brighton Youth Centre, 64 Edward St, BN2 0JR
SCIENCE AT CITY COLLEGE
10:00am – 4:00pm (30 min workshops)
City College presents a diverse range of interactive experiments for everybody to have a go at. Make your favourite ice cream with
liquid Nitrogen, become an alchemist and make gold from copper or channel the Messiah as you turn water into wine (to
champagne, to indigestion liquid!). There really is something for everything in this series of 30 minute workshops.
City College, Pelham St, BN1 4FA
FREE.Under18smustbeaccompaniedbyanadult.Allages
POCKET SCIENCE
10.30am – 4.30pm (drop-in)
The Pocket Science Festival looks like a funfair – it IS a funfair, but each stall has a little science snuck into it. The Incredible
Machine, the Amazing Shrinking Puppet Booth, Upside-down Goggles, Splat the Rat, the Gull Poo Shooting Gallery, optical illusions
and much, much more. Bring your family and be astonished, puzzled, pleased and stealthily educated by what you find.
“I thought the energy and enthusiasm of the volunteers was fantastic. Their ability to capture the attention of the young people was
great. Fantastic team!”
“I think all the young people gained from the event and get a better understanding of how science impacts our everyday lives, how
our eyes don’t always tell the truth and what fun can be had from a microscope!”
“Your activities epitomise the real meaning of learning: it is fun, engaging, exciting, uplifting, and much more. Young people have a
strong (and intrinsic) desire to “find out”. Thank you for helping us nurture that.”
City College, Pelham St, BN1 4FA
£4 on the door. Recommended ages 11+
OSKAR'S AMAZING ADVENTURE
11:00am (40 mins)
OSKAR'S HIBERNATION WORKSHOP
12:00pm (40 mins)
In the depths of winter, going to sleep until spring seems like a wise idea. Oskar the Swiss puppy is looking for his friends – but why
are they all asleep? And does he have to wait until spring for them to wake up and play? After the show, learn about hibernation with
a den-building workshop.
Komedia, 44-47 Gardner St, BN1 1UN
Show: Adult £8/5 (Workshop: Child £3)
The workshop is limited to 20 places and is only available to children who have seen the show.
Show: Ages 2-7 (Workshop: Ages 4-7)
ART LAB
12:00pm, 1:00pm, 2:00pm, 3:00pm (40 mins)
Art and science collide in the Art Lab! The range of delights, includes slime, sherbet, bath bombs, soap monsters, volcanoes and
much more. A different experiment every day!
Arthropod Arts Shop, 20-22 High St, Rottingdean, BN2 7HR
£6.Ages5-11
DROP IN & DO
2:00pm – 5:00pm (drop-in)
There are two million specimens and artefacts hidden backstage at Brighton Museum. If you go behind the velvet rope you will
discover that what’s on display is only the tip of the iceberg. Channel your inner curator.
This will be every Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from 10 January – 28 April
Brighton Museum, Royal Pavilion Gardens, BN1 1EE
FREEformuseummembersandBrightonresidents.Ages7+
WEDNESDAY 15 FEBRUARY
WOVEN WILLOW STRUCTURES
10:00am – 4:00pm (drop-in)
Experts will show how to take some willow, paper and string, and combine them to create useful and fun objects. Using weaving,
basketry and netting techniques.
Phoenix Brighton, 10-14 Waterloo Place, BN2 9NB
£6. Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult. Ages 6+
CREATIVE ENGINEERING
10:00am – 1:00pm (drop-in)
A free taster session aimed at girls in Years 5 and 6. You are the engineers of the future – get a flavour of all aspects of
engineering, complete with robots, software and mechanics, testing your co-operation, communication and problem solving skills.
Brighton & Hove High School, Montpelier Road, BN1 3AT
FREE. Limited to 25 places. Ages 9-11
*** To reserve places call 01273 280280 ****
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MORE SCIENCE FOR WINTER AFTERNOONS
10:30am – 4:00pm (drop-in)
Short, practical science demonstrations and activities with surpising outcomes. This will include a show, family challenges and
making-taking-testing activities. There will be a chance to think about scientific questions based on the activities and to ask your
own questions.
City College, Pelham St, BN1 4FA
£4. £15 for a family of 4. Under 3s free. All ages
POETRY IN MOTION: WORDS INSPIRED BY PHYSICS
11:00am (2 hrs.)
Buzz! Whoosh! Crash! … Force! Mass! Electricity! We’re going to get physical with the physics, experimental with the lyrics and get
charged up with the energy of poetry. Words with gravity, words with spark, words with power. Science teacher, poet and playful
experimenter, Michael James Parker, leads the fun and games.
Jubilee Library, Jubilee St, BN1 1GE
£3 (£5 for adult and child). Ages 8+
OSKAR'S AMAZING ADVENTURE
11:00am (40 mins)
OSKAR'S HIBERNATION WORKSHOP
12:00pm (40 mins)
In the depths of winter, going to sleep until spring seems like a wise idea. Oskar the Swiss puppy is looking for his friends – but why
are they all asleep? And does he have to wait until spring for them to wake up and play? After the show, learn about hibernation with
a den-building workshop.
Komedia, 44-47 Gardner St, BN1 1UN
Show: Adult £8/5 (Workshop: Child £3)
The workshop is limited to 20 places and is only available to children who have seen the show.
Show: Ages 2-7
(Workshop: Ages 4-7)
BLAST SCIENCE EXTRAVAGANZA SCIENCE SHOW
11.30am, 1.30pm, 3.00pm (50 mins)
What do kids want? Everything. And when do they want it? Now. Well, you can't have it all, all the time. But you can have most of it
most of the time, if you apply yourself. What kind of science show do young people and families want? All the good stuff. Fire.
Space. Danger. Chaos. Solid answers to solid questions. Real experiments. Audience participation. A real science show. Isn't that
what people want? So here it is. Blast Science presents the Extravaganza Science Show. Drumroll please… Happy now? Good.
See you there.
Bleach (above Hare & Hounds pub), 75 London Rd, Brighton BN1 4JF
£8 / £6. Ages 7-11
ART LAB
12:00pm, 1:00pm, 2:00pm, 3:00pm (40 mins)
See listing for Tuesday 14 February.
Arthropod Arts Shop, 20-22 High St, Rottingdean, BN2 7HR
£6perchild.Ages5-11
DISSOLVING AND EVAPORATING: LEMONADE & COCONUT BARFI
1:00pm, 3:00pm (1 hr. 30)
Captivating chemistry abounds in this hands-on workshop from the Making Place, as you take on solids, liquids and gases. Make
them hiss, sizzle and pop with experiments on everyday objects. Then make yourself dinner with some coconut barfi sweets and
lemonade to take home at the end.
City College, Pelham St, BN1 4FA
£5 per child (Accompanying adults free). Ages 5-10
MYSTERY AT FRANKENSTEIN CASTLE
2:00pm, 3:30pm, 5:00pm, (7:30pm, 9:00pm) (1 hr.)
Leave the edge of your seat and step into a unique immersive theatre experience. You are in an abandoned lab, with a storm
brewing and a monster to bring to life. This is theatre that you help create. Solve puzzles. Do experiments. Do you have what it
takes to give the monster the spark of life?
Sweet Dukebox, The Iron Duke, 3 Waterloo St, BN3 1AQ
£10(£50groupof6).
Ages 12+ (7:30pm & 9:00pm are 18+ due to licensing restrictions)
DROP IN & DO
2:00pm – 5:00pm (drop-in)
There are two million specimens and artefacts hidden backstage at Brighton Museum. If you go behind the velvet rope you will
discover that what’s on display is only the tip of the iceberg. Channel your inner curator.
This will be every Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from 10 January – 28 April
Brighton Museum, Royal Pavilion Gardens, BN1 1EE
FREEwithBrightonMuseumadmission.Ages7+
BEHIND THE SCENES AT PHOENIX BRIGHTON
2:00pm – 3:30pm (drop-in)
What do artists and scientists have in common? A lot, as you will find on this one-off tour behind the scenes of Phoenix Brighton.
Take a look at the artists’ workplaces, see the material and techniques they use, how they develop their ideas, and how artists learn
from scientists while scientists are inspired by artists.
Phoenix Brighton, 10-14 Waterloo Place, BN2 9NB
£5/3. Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult. Ages 6+
BUILD BRIGHTON DROP-IN SESSION
6.30pm – 8:00pm (drop-in)
With everything from DIY electronic circuits, Lego Mindstorms and a walking, talking, dancing robot, the MakerSpace opens its
doors and demonstrates some of the clever and interactive technology projects they provide. A Nao humanoid robot will keep you
company if you get bored.
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Rodhus (Freehold Terrace entrance), Hollingdean Rd, BN2 4AB
£2.50. Ages 6+
FESTIVAL OF THE SPOKEN NERD VS GEORGE EGG
7.30pm (2hrs. 30)
The unstoppable Festival of the Spoken Nerd team up with 'anarchist cook' George Egg, bringing science into the house and
cooking out of the kitchen. With live experiments, DIY science and songs, an unforgettable explosion of cosmic comedy and
scientific surrealism, culminating in the creation of the most scientifically accurate (and probably inedible) dessert ever made.
The Old Market, 11A Upper Market St, BN3 1AS
£12.50/10. Ages 12+
THURSDAY 16 FEBRUARY
FUN LEARNING - GAMES WORKSHOP
10:00am – 3:00pm (drop-in)
With tantalising brainteasers to stretch the brain cells, co-operation games, family games and competitive games Fun Learning has
a magnificent compendium of fantastic family games and logic puzzles. It’s so much fun you won’t even realise you’re learning.
City College, Pelham St, BN1 4FA
FREE.Allages
MORE SCIENCE FOR WINTER AFTERNOONS
See listing for Wednesday 15 February.
City College, Pelham St, BN1 4FA
10:30am – 4:00pm (drop-in)
SCIENCE: THE BEST BITS
11:30am, 2:00pm (1 hr. 30)
Ian B Dunne takes you on a whistlestop tour with through the wonders of the universe - from Galileo dropping things to outer space,
via singing dinosaurs, murderous plants and much more. Complete with demonstrations, specimens, lights and laughs.
The Brighthelm Centre, North Road, BN1 1YD
£7 per person or £25 for a family of 4. Ages 4+
ART LAB
See listing for Tuesday 14 February.
Arthropod Arts Shop, 20-22 High St, Rottingdean, BN2 7HR
12:00pm, 1:00pm, 2:00pm, 3:00pm (40 mins)
MOTORISED MONSTERS: SERIES & PARALLEL CIRCUITS
1:00pm, 3:00pm (1 hr. 30)
Wire up some light bulbs, introduce a motor and a battery to the mix ... Lo! You have your very own hopping monster to take home.
Linklater Pavilion, Railway Land Wildlife Trust, Lewes, BN7 2FG £6 per child (Accompanying adults free). Ages 6-11
MYSTERY AT FRANKENSTEIN CASTLE
See listing for Wednesday 15 February.
Sweet Dukebox, The Iron Duke, 3 Waterloo St, BN3 1AQ
2:00pm, 3:30pm, 5:00pm, (7:30pm, 9:00pm) (1 hr.)
FRIDAY 17 FEBRUARY
HIDDEN WORLDS DISCOVERY DAY
10:00am – 12:00pm, 1:30pm – 4:00pm
Delve deep into the Booth Museum's collection and find creepy creatures hidden in plain sight. See miniature seabeasts through
microscopes, meet strange animals that only come out at night, and shiver at terrifying parasites that live inside others. There’s
more to nature than meets the eye.
Booth Museum, 194 Dyke Rd, BN1 5AA
FREE.AllAges
BSA BRIGHTON SCI-SCREEN – FINDING DORY
1:30pm (3.5 hrs) (film shown 3pm-4:45pm).
Dory is a fish, on a quest to track down her parents and her memory. Will she succeed? Come and explore your memory and learn
about sea life with hands-on activities from the British Science Association, discussions with scientists, and finally a screening of the
hit Pixar film. Goldfish welcome.
13:30-14:10 Hands-on activities
14:10-14:50 Talks from researchers
15:00-16:45 Film screening
Sallis Benney Theatre, 58-67 Grand Parade, BN2 0JY
£8 adults (16+), £6 children, under 2s go free. All ages.
MOTORISED MONSTERS: SERIES & PARALLEL CIRCUITS
1:00pm, 3:00pm (1 hr. 30)
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Wire up some light bulbs, introduce a motor and a battery to the mix ... Lo! You have your very own hopping monster to take home.
A neat introduction to electricity and circuits for children and parents.
City College, Pelham St, BN1 4FA
£6 per child (Accompanying adults free). Ages 6-11
DROP IN & DO
2:00pm – 5:00pm (drop-in)
There are two million specimens and artefacts hidden backstage at Brighton Museum. If you go behind the velvet rope you will
discover that what’s on display is only the tip of the iceberg. Channel your inner curator.
This will be every Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from 10 January – 28 April
Brighton Museum, Royal Pavilion Gardens, BN1 1EE
FREEwithBrightonMuseumadmission.Ages7+
MARTY JOPSON: THE SCIENCE OF EVERYDAY LIFE
2:00pm (doors at 1:30pm)
Top BBC scientist Marty Jopson answers the questions we never knew we wanted to ask: Why are cakes? Why do bubbles burst?
And why would you want to hit a clock with a hammer? All this (and more) will be explained, as Marty destroys electrical devices
and makes a mess, all in the name of science.
City College, Pelham St, BN1 4FA
£10/8. Ages 7+
MYSTERY AT FRANKENSTEIN CASTLE
See listing for Wednesday 15 February.
Sweet Dukebox, The Iron Duke, 3 Waterloo St, BN3 1AQ
2:00pm, 3:30pm, 5:00pm, (7:30pm, 9:00pm) (1 hr.)
THINGS THAT GO BUMP IN THE MIND: THE SCIENCE OF THE PARANORMAL
7:00pm (doors at 6:30pm)
Top parapsychologist Caroline Watt presents a spectral spectacle as we take a look at the science of the paranormal. Over a
quarter of us claim to have seen a ghost - find out what we know about the spirit world, and what it tells us about ourselves.
Friends Meeting House, Ship St, BN1 1AF
£6/3.Ages12+
SATURDAY 18 FEBRUARY
VOICE ON A LIGHT BREAM
11:00am – 4:00pm (drop-in)
Using light to transmit your voice could allow us to communicate across the vacuum of space. Jonathan Hare will help you put your
voice on a light-beam. In collaboration with the Towner Art Gallery and their exhibition ‘A Certain Kind of Light’.
Towner Art Gallery, Devonshire Park, College Road, Eastbourne, BN21 4JJ
FREE. All ages
SINGING WITH IPADS
2:00pm (2 hrs.)
Even if you’ve never done it before, you can be in a choir right here and now. How? Participants are given an iPad on which their
line of music appears, a bit at a time, everyone sings their notes, the conductor controls the tempo through the iPads and Bingo!
You are a choir.
Friends Meeting House, Ship St, BN1 1AF
FREE (ticketed). Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult. All ages
OLIVER MEECH: WHEN MAGIC AND SCIENCE COLLIDE 2.0
2:00pm
Magic and science collide, as Oliver Meech astounds you with amazing tricks, and then unveils the scintillating science that makes
them work. It’s a comedy magic show for the QI generation.
Sweet Dukebox, The Iron Duke, 3 Waterloo Street, BN3 1AQ
£5/4. Combined saver tickets for show and Science Secrets workshop (under 16s only) - £7. Ages 7+
OLIVER MEECH: SCIENCE SECRETS BEHIND MAGIC
3:30pm (1 hr. workshop)
A good magician never reveals how it’s done, but this is a science festival! Oliver Meech lifts the lid on the science behind the magic
in this one-off workshop. Learn the secrets and try the tricks yourself!
Sweet Dukebox, The Iron Duke, 3 Waterloo Street, BN3 1AQ
Under 16s - £5 (accompanying adults free, 1 per child). Ages 7+
ENSONGLOPEDIA OF SCIENCE
6:00pm (1 hr.)
An alphabetical and musical journey through science. We discover how octopuses smell, how to make one twin age faster than the
other, how everything began and eventually how everything will end. John Hinton sings like a lark (and probably about one) and
dances like a gazelle. Expect the unexpected – but expect it to rhyme.
Komedia Studio, 44-47 Gardner St, BN1 1UN
£10/7. Ages 7+
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SMOKE AND MIRRORS: THE SCIENCE OF MAGIC AND ILLUSION
7:30pm (doors 7:00pm)
Whether it’s making objects disappear into thin air, defying gravity or predicting the future, magicians use science and psychology to
perform amazing tricks. Richard Wiseman is Professor of the Public Understanding of Science at the University of Hertfordshire. He
is also a magician. He is also very funny.
Sallis Benney Theatre, 58-67 Grand Parade, BN2 0JY
£10/8. Ages 12+
SUNDAY 19 FEBRUARY
BEACH CLEAN
12:00pm (2 hrs.)
Meet at ONCA and head to the beach for a citizen science clean-up. We will collect all the rubbish we find in an hour, and bring it
back to the gallery to sort, and discuss the science and impact on Brighton. Co-hosted by ONCA, Creative Bloom, Zero Waste
Brighton and The Deans volunteers.
ONCA Arts & Ecology, 14 St George's Place, BN1 4GB
FREE. All ages
GRIM HISTORIES – THE VICTORIAN SCIENCE OF MURDER
3:00pm (1 hr. 30)
Not for the faint-hearted - a virtual tour of infamous Victorian murders, and the pioneering inventions, including fingerprinting, post
mortems and detection that allowed real-life Sherlock Holmes’ to solve them.
Sweet Dukebox, The Iron Duke, 3 Waterloo Street, BN3 1AQ
£6.50 (adults) £4 (under 16s). Ages 12+
WEDNESDAY 22 FEBRUARY
MOTORISED MONSTERS: SERIES & PARALLEL CIRCUITS
1:00pm, 3:00pm (1 hr. 30)
Wire up some light bulbs, introduce a motor and a battery to the mix ... Lo! You have your very own hopping monster to take home.
A neat introduction to electricity and circuits for children and parents.
Deers Leap Bicycle Park, Saint Hill, East Grinstead, RH19 4NG
£6 per child (Accompanying adults free). Ages 6-11
THURSDAY 23 FEBRUARY
DISSOLVING AND EVAPORATING: LEMONADE & COCONUT BARFI
1:00pm, 3:00pm (1 hr. 30)
Captivating chemistry abound in this hands-on workshop as you take on solids, liquids and gasses. Make them hiss, sizzle and pop
with experiments on everyday objects. Then make yourself dinner with some coconut barfi sweets and lemonade to take home at
the end.
Deers Leap Bicycle Park, Saint Hill, East Grinstead, RH19 4NG
£5 per child (Accompanying adults free). Ages 5-10
SATURDAY 25 FEBRUARY
UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX AT LONGHILL
9:30am – 12:30am
An action-packed morning with scientific activities that cover all the (acids and) bases. Fire up some bunsen burners, make a
chemical reaction, use science to create art, or get the knives out and carry out a dissection. There’s a practical science activity for
everyone - what will you choose?
Longhill High School, Falmer Road, Rottingdean, BN2 7FR
FREE.Ages7-11
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